What is performance baseline testing and at what stage of testing it is used?

Subodh Singh

Jun 7th, 2007

Performance baseline testing is called Benchmart test. This is the first test under performance testing which is done by the performance test engineer to Compares the performance of a new or unknown server to a known reference standard, such as existing software or measurements.

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Benchmark tests – Compares the performance of a new or unknown server to a known reference standard, such as existing software or measurements.

Baseline testing is testing to rule out possibility that large number of users causing system degradation, which is usually to expose problem that are not related to the actual load. That might be functional problem etc. Usually performed with as lowest number of users as possible, i.e. just 1 user.

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